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I have a Belgian Saison going right now which historically the poorer farmers and would drink in the early 1900's and down. It has a long history in Central Europe and is a very good but different spiced beer.

What have you got going and what do you think is a good Home Brew for the summer ?

Mooderator2.

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I just made another batch of brown ale, with a twist. At one week out, it seems to be very interesting and quite promising. Next on tap will be a Canadian Blonde Ale. This will be my first easy wort using Cooper's product. I have some nice local hops I'm going to add to spice it up a bit.

PE Alderlea T6 - the gentle giant and a Jotul 602, the little stove that could“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.” - Mark Twain -
"A poor worker always blames his tools." - Dad

Minister of Fire2.

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I have a Belgian Saison going right now which historically the poorer farmers and would drink in the early 1900's and down. It has a long history in Central Europe and is a very good but different spiced beer.

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Nice! I've had some great Saisons. In the fridge right now are Maredsous Tripel, Grimbergen Dubbel, one left-over Troeg's Mad Elf, Victory White Monkey (worth a try!), and Ommegang Three Philosophers. The microbrew scene is doing so well these days, I couldn't justify brewing my own!

Minister of Fire2.

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A weizen made with Wyeast 3068 is mandatory. Best one I ever made was with an acid rest around 110° for twenty minutes or so. It fermented hot, around 80°, and had some really funky clove and banana notes.

WLP 300 is supposedly the same Weihenstephan strain, but I like the Wyeast a lot more.

Minister of Fire2.

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I am just finishing a Belgian Ale, it's in the taste a bottle every couple of days stage, and I'm drinking a German Ale that I brewed in January. Any Hearth.com member who wants to come over and give it a taste is more then welcome.

Minister of Fire2.

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Last summer, I made 3 kegs of Hefeweizen, and it was too much. By late fall, I still had a keg left and couldn't stand to look at it. This spring, I'm going back to all grain brewing and making two American Amber Ales and a porter for late fall.

Minister of Fire2.

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Admitted hop head myself. A bunch of 2 row, a little 60L, a whole lotta Centennial or Amarillo hops, and a healthy US-05 starter make for blurry bliss. My year 'round beverage of choice, but a fizzy weizen does please the masses in the summer.

Mooderator2.

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We officially called Brown Ale 2 a whopping success last night. It turned out great.

PE Alderlea T6 - the gentle giant and a Jotul 602, the little stove that could“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.” - Mark Twain -
"A poor worker always blames his tools." - Dad